Gates Foundation CEO Discusses Potential Impacts Of Cuts To U.S. Foreign Aid Spending In POLITICO Interview
POLITICO: PLAYBOOK INTERVIEW: Sue Desmond-Hellmann, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
“Sue Desmond-Hellmann, the CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was drawn to one particular item in President Donald Trump’s proposed budget — the massive cuts to foreign aid. … Desmond-Hellman says she is concerned that if the cuts came into fruition, it could stymie the progress of the world’s largest philanthropic organizations to eradicate diseases like polio and promote family planning for women…” (Montellaro, 6/29).
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